Tiny fly - Anarete - Minburn Road near Beaver Creek, Dallas County, Iowa, USA August 24, 2013 Size: 1.7 mm
As I was driving into Granger to get my early morning diet coke, newspaper, and cookies I saw clouds rising from the vegetation in the roadside ditch. It was thousands of these tiny flies, apparently in some kind of lek activity. I was able to capture a small number with my hand, and this is the best photo I was able to get. I would guess the larva are aquatic and live in the mud of nearby Beaver Creek. Second and third attached photos show the lek swarms.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Harlan Ratcliff on 24 August, 2013 - 10:47am Last updated 22 September, 2013 - 11:14am |